The World Soundtrack Academy releases the list of nominees for the World Soundtrack Discovery 2009. The name of the winner will be announced on October 17 at the World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, the closing event of the Ghent International Film Festival.

Every year the advisory board of the World Soundtrack Academy chooses a â€˜Discovery of the Yearâ€™ to celebrate emerging film composing talent. Famous composers as Craig Armstrong, Michael Giacchino and Gustavo Santaolalla were discovered by the board.
The nominees for 2009 are

Some composers work in isolation, while some lead teams of writers and orchestrators who help complete their vision. Whether they`re scoring huge Hollywood features or smaller indie films, they all have their own methods of working with their production teams. Each has the same goal -- to put the final storytelling stamp on a film.

"The musicians are the last actors on a movie," says Hans Zimmer, veteran composer of such blockbusters as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy and "Batman Begins" as well as the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes."

Zimmer, like fellow composers Michael Giacchino ("Up," "Star Trek") and Andrew Hollander ("Waitress," ABC Family`s "Labor Pains"), works with a loyal team of collaborators that is integral to getting the job done on tight deadlines.
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